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MELA, Pomponius (ca. 15-45) and VADIANUS, Joachim (1484-1551). De orbis situ libri tres, accuratissime Emendati, una cum Commentariis… Paris: Christian Wechel, 1540. Folio. [xxxii], 1-196, [58] pp. Approximately 11 ¾ x 7 ¾”. Bound in paste-paper boards (binding worn, scuffed, title-page with a small repaired tear, some other leaves with similar repairs, some later leaves loose or nearly detached). Good. Without the scarce map. RARE EARLY PRINTED FOLIO EDITION OF THE EARLIEST LATIN GEOGRAPHICAL TEXT. With extensive commentary by Vadianus. Sabin 63960.